GRE Word List
CALLUS
a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
The meaning of the word callus is a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| fulcrum | prop |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| apoplexy | stroke |